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High-DR SaaS Directories for Link Building

The heavyweights. These 34 directories all sit at Domain Rating 70 or above — the tier where a single dofollow link genuinely lifts your own authority. Every DR below is live from Ahrefs.

34
DR 70+
25
Dofollow
27
Free to submit
95
Top DR

Updated 2026-06-14 · DR data: Domain Rating by Ahrefs

Domain Rating runs on a logarithmic scale, so the gap between DR 75 and DR 85 represents far more link authority than the gap between DR 35 and DR 45. That is why this cut starts at 70: below it, the SEO lift from a single directory link gets small fast. Above it, one dofollow link from the right site can be worth dozens of low-DR submissions.

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SaaSCity sits below this DR 70 cut today, but the listing is free, permanent, and dofollow — a clean, no-cost addition to your backlink profile while you chase the heavyweights above.

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DirectoryDRLinkPriceSubmit
Reddit
reddit.com		95NofollowFreeVisit
Sourceforge
sourceforge.net		92 DofollowFree + PaidVisit
TechCrunch
techcrunch.com		92NofollowPaidVisit
Capterra
capterra.com		91 DofollowFree + PaidVisit
G2
g2.com		91 DofollowFree + PaidVisit
Hacker News
news.ycombinator.com		91NofollowFreeVisit
Product Hunt
producthunt.com		91NofollowFreeVisit
StartupFA.me
startupfa.me		83 DofollowPaidVisit
Fazier
fazier.com		82 DofollowFree + PaidVisit
Dang AI
dang.ai		81 DofollowFreeVisit
Indie Hackers
indiehackers.com		81 DofollowFreeVisit
Twelve Tools
twelve.tools		81 DofollowFree + PaidVisit
AlternativeTo
alternativeto.net		79NofollowFreeVisit
findly.tools
findly.tools		79 DofollowFree + PaidVisit
SaaSHub
saashub.com		79 DofollowFreeVisit
Turbo0
turbo0.com		79 DofollowPaidVisit
There's An AI For That
theresanaiforthat.com		77 DofollowPaidVisit
Toolpilot
toolpilot.ai		77 DofollowPaidVisit
Peerlist
peerlist.io		76NofollowFreeVisit
Alternative.me
alternative.me		75 DofollowFreeVisit
BetaList
betalist.com		75 DofollowFreeVisit
LaunchIgniter
launchigniter.com		75NofollowFree + PaidVisit
SubmitAiTools
submitaitools.org		75NofollowPaidVisit
PeerPush
peerpush.net		74 DofollowFree + PaidVisit
Uneed
uneed.best		74 DofollowPaidVisit
SoftwareWorld
softwareworld.co		73 DofollowFree + PaidVisit
TinyLaunch
tinylaunch.com		72 DofollowFree + PaidVisit
FoundrList
foundrlist.com		71 DofollowFreeVisit
neeed.directory
neeed.directory		71 DofollowFreeVisit
Open Launch
open-launch.com		71 DofollowFreeVisit
Aura++
auraplusplus.com		70 DofollowFree + PaidVisit
magicbox.tools
magicbox.tools		70 DofollowFree + PaidVisit
SideProjectors
sideprojectors.com		70 DofollowFree + PaidVisit
startupfa.st
startupfa.st		70NofollowFree + PaidVisit

Showing 34 of 34. DR = Domain Rating by Ahrefs.

Dofollow is the whole game at this tier

At DR 70+, the difference between a dofollow and a nofollow link is the difference between real ranking signal and a nice mention. Switch on Dofollow only in the table above to see the 25directories that pass authority — those are the ones worth prioritising. The high-DR nofollow platforms (Product Hunt, Hacker News, Reddit) are still worth it, but for traffic and launch buzz, not link equity.

When a high-DR paid listing earns its fee

A paid slot on a DR 80 directory with a permanent dofollow link and a real audience can pay for itself in a single qualified customer. The trap is paying for placement on a high-DR page that links out nofollow — you get exposure but no SEO value. Check the link column before you reach for a card.

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Lock in the free dofollow links first — including a 2-minute SaaSCity listing — then invest in the high-DR paid slots that fit your niche.

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